Lifelong learning and sustainability : motivating factor for Nigerian post graduate student in Malaysia

Abstract

Learning is a procedure of getting to be informed of the structure of reference within which we think, feel, and act, getting to be particular of its sufficiency with the awareness of where it comes, creating more competent structure of reference which are comprehensive, and refined knowledge. Lifelong learning is described as formal or informal learning exercises, according to individual interest and necessities, in the stage of individual life. Lifelong learning is expected to upgrade an individual developing the potential and satisfying life goal. Lifelong Learning has been oftentimes perceived as the core value which prompts the accomplishment of self-awareness and personal development, economic development, in this contemporary and complex social orders. A lot of the barriers to learning are inseparably connected to each other, especially on account of non-learners. Lifelong learning is loaded with economic, individual, social, primary, technological, and motivational barriers that influence us all in various ways. Motivation towards lifelong learning can be sorted into work/economy (higher earning potential, professionalism and work sustainability), individual (subjective premium, family harmony) and social. Motivated adults become progressively self-coordinated as they develop psychologically and cognitively. The purpose of this study is that investigates be motivating factor for lifelong learner among postgraduate students in Malaysia. In this study, the researcher employed a qualitative research technique. The researcher employed a qualitative research method which was carried out to gather relevant as well as adequate data to address the objectives of this study. Thematic analysis was chosen as a method of discourse extraction from the data because it provides a way of looking for patterns in the data and trying to connect them together into meaningful groups and themes that capture the subject being investigated. The findings of this study highlight the motivating factor for lifelong on the participants resulted in learning opportunities, interpersonal relationship, improved standard of living, self-gratification, learning environment and learning procedure.